Article 172
The following Articles 15/A, 15/B and 15/C have been added to the
Law no. 5000 to follow Article 15:
“Department of Innovation and Promotion
ARTICLE 15/A- Department of Innovation and Promotion shall;
a) In order to create value for the country economy through industrial property rights, conduct activities such as determining the assets of natural persons and legal entities that are or can become subject of industrial property, determine the means of utilizing these assets, monitor related sectors, perform survey activities and other similar activities,
b) Conduct activities related to the value and economic impacts of industrial property assets,
c) Identify new technologies and conducts commercialization activities such as mediation for technology transfer operations,
d) Collect and classify all the data obtained as a result of innovation support activities and presents them to public use,
e) Provide consultancy service in the areas covered under innovation support activities,
f) Prepare and publish materials in any media, documentaries, conceptual and promotion films containing the subjects of industrial property rights, legislation, application guidelines and brochures related to the duties of the Office,
g) Determine, plan and implement targets and strategies related to the promotion of industrial property rights,
h) Organize any kind of training activities, seminars, conferences, symposiums and similar activities related to industrial property rights, conduct the preparations for participating to fairs,
i) Conduct the necessary cooperation studies to ensure that the information document units of the Office perform their activities,
j) Perform other works as assigned by the Presidency.
Department of Geographical Signs
ARTICLE 15/B- Department of Geographical Signs shall;
a) Conduct the recording, search, examination, assessment and registration processes related to geographical signs and traditional product names,
b) Perform the announcement and registry processes of geographical signs and traditional product names,
c) Perform other works as assigned by the Presidency.
Department of Re-examination and Evaluation
ARTICLE 15/C- Department of Re-examination and Evaluation shall conduct directly under the President the processes of examining and evaluating the appeals against the final decisions given by the relevant department on the proceedings about the industrial property rights and traditional product names, which would be made within two months of notification of the said decision by persons being party to those proceedings and whose interests would be affected.
The decisions on the subject requested to be examined and evaluated shall be taken by a Board comprised under the chairmanship of the Head of Department with the participation of at least two expert members specialized in the field to be examined and evaluated and who had no connection to the decision of the Office being appealed.